Bernard Katz

Sir Bernard Katz

FRS
Sir Bernard Katz; FRS
	Painting after a portrait by Nick Sinclair
Born	26 March 1911; Leipzig, German Empire
Died	20 April 2003 (aged 92); London, UK
Alma mater	University of Leipzig
Known for	Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz flux equation; Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz voltage equation; Quantal neurotransmitter release
Spouse	Marguerite ("Rita") Penly Katz (d. 1999)
Children	2 sons
Awards	Royal Society Copley Medal (1967); Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1970); Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience (1990);
	Scientific career
Fields	Neurophysiology; Biophysics
Institutions	University College London; University of Sydney; Sydney Hospital
Academic advisors	Archibald Vivian Hill

Sir Bernard Katz, FRS (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁnaʁt kat͡s] ^ⓘ; 26 March 1911 – 20 April 2003) was a German-born British physician and biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve physiology; specifically, for his work on synaptic transmission at the nerve-muscle junction. He shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1970 with Julius Axelrod and Ulf von Euler. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1969.

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